Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix... I had a romantic feeling about how these people became famous.

My favorite Twombly is 'Apollo and the Artist,' with the big 'Apollo' written across it.

I start a picture and I finish it.

Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.

I wanted to build up a name for myself.

I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot.

I cross out words so you will see them more